Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Max torque.............

........from zero revs. Just in case you weren't sure - getting your hands on a flat torque curve is a good thing. Being a novice I was sadly denied the opportunity of hauling some rolling stock to fully appreciate the joy of steam power on this occasion - but frankly, load or not, winding this thing up was a hoot. When you get anywhere near a chance to have a go, fight your way over the push-chairs and get to the front of the queue regardless.

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I have only once driven a steam locomotive, courtesy of Diplomat, funnily enough. There is simply nothing like it, but I have to confess slight disappointment that I couldn't cook my breakfast on the fireman's shovel.I really did want to eat a fried egg with tiny bits of coal in it.

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I observe huge amounts of stuff and need to commit some to blog to free brain capacity. Unfortunately I have a massive archive of transport nonsense that seems to be pouring itself out on these pages - sorry. I'm quite serious about real food also.